Is STRIDERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STRIDERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STRIDERS mean?
Striders is a form of STRIDER.
- noun
a person who walks rapidly with long steps
“he was such a strider that she couldn't keep up without running”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
9
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 9 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for STRIDERS
STRIDERS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from STRIDERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dissert8
- stirred8
- strider8
- strides8
- deists7
- derris7
- desist7
- direst7
- driers7
- driest7
- resids7
- riders7
- stride7
- resist6
- resits6
- risers6
- sister6
- triers6
- deist6
- desis6
- diets6
- direr6
- dirts6
- dites6
- dress6
- drest6
- drier6
- dries6
- edits6
- resid6
- rider6
- rides6
- sides6
- sired6
- sited6
- stied6
- tides6
- tired6
- tried6
- resit5
- rests5
- riser5
- rises5
- rites5
- sires5
- sites5
- sties5
- stirs5
- tiers5
- tires5
- tress5
- trier5
- tries5
- desi5
- dies5
- diet5
- dire5
- dirt5
- diss5
- dite5
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